The head of an organization created by Mayor Kasim Reed and local CEOs with aims to revitalize Atlanta’s Westside resigned on Friday, just six months on the job.
Quince Brinkley, who began as the Westside Future Fund’s first executive director last July, cited personal and family reasons for his departure, according to a press release Friday.
Brinkley could not be reached for immediate comment, but said in a statement: “The Westside Future Fund is a great organization with an engaged and active board, and I wish them well as they undertake the important work of resuscitating Atlanta’s historic, west side communities.”
The Westside Future Fund was created in 2014 by Reed and the Atlanta Committee for Progress, a group of local CEOs, academics and philanthropists. In recent years, the mayor and ACP — which includes members of billionaire Arthur Blank’s companies — have turned their sights toward the neighborhoods surrounding the $1.4 billion Mercedes-Benz stadium.
The nonprofit is intended to lead unify philanthropic, corporate and community efforts to improve deep seated poverty in English Avenue, Vine City and Castleberry Hill.
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